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Council candidates identify biggest issues

November 11th, 2011

With the municipal election coming up Nov. 19, The Question asked each of the seven candidates for Pemberton council to respond to the following question: “What is the biggest issue facing Pemberton in the next three years, and how do you intend to address it at the council table if elected?”

Here are their responses:

Ted Craddock

The biggest challenge facing Pemberton is keeping property tax ...

Residential Mortgage Rates Effective November 10, 2011

November 10th, 2011

 



Prime Rate = 3.00%

 

 

 

TERM

(fixed)

 

Bank

Rate

 

BEST

Broker

Rate

1 Year

3.50

2.80

2 Year

3.85 

3.09

3 Year

4.35

3.19

4 Year

4.99

3.09

5 Year

5.39

3.39

7 Year

6.35

  4.49  

10 Year

6.75

4.79

15 Year

N/A

9.55

18 Year

N/A

9.55

 

 Variable Rate

Mortgages

 

 

Prime

 

Prime - 0.30%

 

...

Patriotism and Remembrance Day

November 9th, 2011

Marty Douglas: Patriotism and Remembrance Day

 

Remembrance Day. Veterans Day in the USA. My parents were involved in the Second World War, dad as a driver for a brigadier, mom as a policewoman-fire warden. They were married in a family ceremony in an English church, my dad in uniform, a couple of years before the war ended. Oh yeah – they were English. (So many wars since, so many differen ...

Fiesta Friday Casserole

October 28th, 2011

 

Fiesta Friday Casserole

Nutritional Info

Per serving: about -
cal 460
pro 29 g
total fat 25 g
sat. fat 11 g
carb 32 g
dietary fibre 5 g
sugar 4 g
chol 89 mg
sodium 1,000 mg
potassium 547 mg
% RDI: -
calcium 30
iron 20
vit A 32
vit C 15
folate 29

    Celebrate the end of the week with this southwestern-style bake that is an all-in-one entree and s ...

    Home Sales Edge Higher in September

    October 15th, 2011

    Vancouver, BC – October 14, 2011. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential unit sales in the province rose 8.8 per cent to 5995 units in September compared to the same month last year. The average MLS® residential price increased 6 per cent to $523,568 last month compared to September 2010.

    "MLS® home sales edged up 3 per ...

    Canadian Housing Market Stabilizing in 2011

    June 2nd, 2011

    OTTAWA, May 30, 2011 — Housing starts are forecast to stabilize at levels consistent with demographic fundamentals in 2011 and 2012, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) second quarter Housing Market Outlook, Canada Edition.1

    Housing starts will be in the range of 166,600 to 192,200 units in 2011, with a point forecast of 179,500 units. In 2012, housing starts w ...

    REAL ESTATE: BUY IT AND KEEP IT

    June 2nd, 2011

    Proactive Property Management

    The act of buying a real estate investment is just the first step. The real money comes into play from managing the investment. Effective management requires administrative systems and maintenance systems so that the day-to-day requirements are met in a timely manner and the longer term commitments/projects are scheduled, in advance. And review your monthly f ...

    Pontificating on Pay Parking

    May 19th, 2011
    Posted on May 19, 2011 by Ralph Forsyth

    Pay Parking

    The biggest failure of the user pay parking policy has been our inability to explain what successful pay parking is.

    On the heels of Councillor Milner’s Notice of Motion from the Council Meeting on Tuesday May 17, 2011 I thought it would be appropriate to articulate my position on pay parking. This has been the longest most painful and most ...

    JCS Veterinary Reproductive Services will be in the Pemberton/ Squamish / Whistler area on Saturday April 30, 2011.

    April 24th, 2011

     

    If you are interested in having one of our veterinarians stop by and check your horse(s) please call our office to set up an appointment time at 604-530-0223

     

    For updates and information on our clinic, please visit our facebook page at 

    http://www.facebook.com/pages/Langley-BC/JCS-Veterinary-Reproductive-Services-Ltd/131322076918390

    or our website at

    http://vetreproservices.com

     

    Thanks,

    S ...

    Exhibitions drive more Asian property buyers to London

    February 9th, 2011

    Research from CB Richard Ellis’ London office revealed that more than £800 million (US$1.28 billion) worth of property – equivalent to 2,500 units – were sold at exhibitions in the three cities during 2010.

    Jennet Siebrits, Head o ...

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